St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-05
champions to another victory. The re-
cord to date is appended:
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
st. Louis and Nets Play Great
Game of Ball

NEW YORK, June 4.-To-day's st.
LOuis-Metropolitan game was the best
contested of any ever seen on the
grounds, and the enthusiasm was ire
mendOus throughout. The champions
only run made in the opening inning.
Carathers made three-bagger to left
field and scored on hit by COmiskey.
Mays and King pitched with wonderful
effect. The wind blew cold from the
bay and OvercOatS were comfortable.
Attendance, 10000. Score:
Metropolitans 30 o o o O o O 90
St. Louis ...........1 o o o o o OIL
Earned runs, st. Louis ;errors, Nets 3 ;base
hits, Nets 3, ST. Louis 5; two-base hit,
O'Brien; three-base hit, Caruthers; first base
on balls, Nets 2; first base on errors, Nets
l, st. Louis l struck out, Nets 2, st. Louis
8 passed balls, Holbert time, 40; UNI
pire, McQuade.
AN EXCITING CONTEST.
BALTIMORE, June 4.-Both Ramsey
and Kilroy were hit hard to-day, but the
home team were more fortunate and
succeeded in winning sharply con-
fielded brilliantly, but ran bases very
poorly, while the Baltimores took every
chance. Attendance 5000. Score:
Louisville. II o o 5 o. o O %
Earned runs, Baltimore 4, Louisville L;
two-base hit Mack; three-base hits, Griffin,
kilroy and Davis; home run, Burns; double
plays, Sommer and Fulmers, Davis, Green
wood and Tucker, Griffin and Kilroy; first
base on balls, Baltimore 4, Louisville 2; first
base on errors, Baltimore 2, Louisville |;
struck out, Baltimore IL, Louisville 1; wild
pitches, Ramsey 3; time, 2:1O; umpire, Val
enune.
THEY HIT SAFELY.
PHILADELPHIA, June 4.-Cincinnati
defeated the Athletics to-day by hitting
safely when hits were the most produc-
tive of runs. Smith pitched in splendid
form for the visitors and Seward did eX-
cellent work in the same department
man distinguished themselves in the
field. Score:
Cincinnati Cincinnati. -. o 1 Q 2 Q Q 2 Q IS
Earned runs, Athletics 1, Cincinnati 3;
NECTAR. Bauer ' and Miliigan;' first base t on n
balls, Athletics 2, Cincinnati q hit by
pitched ball, Kappel; first base on errors,
Athletics 3, Cincinnati 2; struck out, Ath-
letics e, Cincinnati +; passed balls, Robinson
8, Keenan, l wild pitches, Seward l. time,
1:55; umpire, Cuthbert
PUNCHED THEIR HITS.
NEW YORK, June 4.-To-day's Brook
fyn-Cleveland game was won by the
home team by punching their hits. The
errors of McKeon, Stricken and Toy
were damaging. Attendance 1000.
Score:
Brooklyn. III 1 201O 6 O Oil
Cleveland Q 1 o o o o O-S
Earned runs, Brooklyn 1, Cleveland s.
two-base hits, McTamany 1, Peoples 1, Hotal-
ing l; three-base hits, Swartwood, Porter, Nc
Kean; first base on balls, Brooklyn /, Cleve-
land 3; hit by pitched ball, Peoples; first
base on errors BROOKLYN g. Cleveland l.
struck out, Brooklyn 2, Cleveland 8; passed
balls, Reipschlager 2; wild pitches, Porter 3,
Pechiney l; time, so; umpire, Knight.
EASY FOR ST. LOUIS.
The Browns continue to win every
game played in spite of the fact that
they are handicapped by having to
travel from town to town. Baltimore
still has the advantage in percentage for
second place, although both Louisville
and Cincinnati have won as many
games. The clubs stand thus: